Chapter 165: Thoughtful
Stepping with long legs, his footsteps light yet tinged with some urgency, Yan Bei returned to the residence at the foot of the mountain, his face still beaming with a smile.
Seeing the little grandson’s face full of spring breeze as she was preparing to light a fire and set up the small stove, Zhao Panpan had some understanding in her heart, “Xiao Qi, has Ning Yatou come back?”
“Yes, Grandma, I ate over there today, I’ll go do it.”
“Hehehe, good, then I’ll boil a pot of hot water, and go over after your grandpa that old man comes back.”
Yan Changrong and Liu Wenbo, this pair of old friends, hadn’t gotten over the thrill of intimacy yet, every time after work they had to chat for a while, talking about the future and recalling the past was their unique way of finding joy in hardship.
So it was Ning Yatou’s arrangements that were good, if they hadn’t come here, who knows what situation those two would have fallen into now.
Returning to the small room separated in the bedroom, Yan Bei quickly took out a clean set of change of clothes, took a five-minute quick shower, and walked out without caring about his still dripping hair.
“Grandma, I’ll go over first then.”
“Go go, hurry up.”
Blinking at him, Zhao Panpan urged him cheerfully, inwardly hoping the two could have more alone time.
After passing through the small door in the backyard to the front yard, he found her obediently not continuing to bustle in the kitchen but sitting under the eaves flipping through books, and Yan Bei nodded in satisfaction.
Not disturbing the person who was engrossed in reading, he turned and walked lightly to the kitchen.
When the words on the book became blurry, and the aroma of meal wafted into the yard through her nose, Su Ning finally broke free from the sea of books, rubbing her somewhat sore and stiff nape.
Closing the several open medical books, putting them back on the desk in the room.
Coming out of the main hall again, she ran into Yan Changrong and his wife, “Grandpa Yan, Grandma Yan!”
“Ai, Ning Yatou is back, how did things go?”
“All done.”
“That’s good, hahaha~”
Hearing the old master’s hearty laughter from outside, Yan Bei holding the spatula couldn’t help but show a big smile as well.
If parents, older brother, and the whole family including little uncle were all together, even if the Yan Family was not what it used to be, it wouldn’t be bad.
The smile in his eyes faded slightly, he shook his head no longer thinking more, he believed that day wouldn’t be too far off.
Scooping the vegetables from the pot, while carrying them to the dining table, he raised his voice toward the door, “Ning Ning, grandparents can eat now!”
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Northeast, Reclaimed Land Farm.
After finishing work in the field and coming back, eating the distributed coarse grain steamed bun with cabbage soup that had no oil and water at all, these women could barely manage half full.
Not to mention the big men who naturally ate more.
Xiang Mingyu handed the specially saved large half steamed bun to her daughter, “The work these two days is too heavy, I have no appetite, Xi Xi see if you can find an opportunity to give this to your older brother and young man.”
“Mom, you eat it, I’ll save mine.”
Although Ms. Xiang always had little appetite, that was before, now doing heavy physical labor, how could she not be hungry or have no appetite?
Besides, not eating enough while working would easily wear down the body and collapse it, Yan Xi absolutely couldn’t agree.
But she also knew in her heart that mother said this not because she wasn’t hungry but because she was more worried about dad and older brother.
“Mom, listen…”
“Kacha~”
“Who is Xiang Mingyu or Yan Xi? Come out one!”
Before she could continue speaking, the tightly closed room door suddenly opened, interrupted by a woman with a face full of fat and fierce features shouting loudly.
“Xi Xi…”
“Mom, don’t worry.”
Having been here for some days, Yan Xi had long heard about what happened after sudden roll calls, she took a deep breath, secretly clenched her fist at her side, her upturned eye corner tinged with red, her eyes brewing bone-chilling cold intent.
“Dawdling, didn’t eat huh! Hurry up and come out one to go with me!”
Strongly steadying her mind, Xiang Mingyu’s hand trembled slightly uncontrollably but still wanted to protect her daughter, using her own body to block in front of her first.
“Mom!”
Blocking her hand that was about to reach out to pull, Xiang Mingyu looked at her with unprecedented stern gaze, shaking her head indisputably.
Taking advantage of her stunned moment, she quickly walked out the room door.
“Bang~”
“Mom! Come back, I’m Yan Xi, let me go instead! You come back to me!”
No matter how she pounded furiously and shouted loudly, there was already no sound outside the door.
“Heh, your mom is off to enjoy herself, what are you howling for!”
“What the hell did you say, believe it or not I’ll take your life!”
Turning to glare at the speaker, Yan Xi said word by word as if squeezed out through gritted teeth.
Suddenly, her body rushed like a cheetah, with one stretch and grip in the blink of an eye she deadlocked her neck, looking like a female demon head who returned from slaughtering in hell.
“I farted… sorry, spare me…”
On the other side, Xiang Mingyu who walked out the room door, her fingertips pressed together turned white from too much force, just woodenly and mechanically stepping to follow behind her.
Having gone through all bad situations in her mind, even prepared last words, but what she saw was the eldest son waiting at the destination, tears immediately couldn’t hold back and flowed down profusely.
“Mom, what’s wrong?”
Seeing his mother, Yan Dong’s mouth smile hadn’t risen yet, when he found her tears falling fiercely like a faucet that couldn’t be stopped.
Startled, Yan Dong immediately put down the leather suitcase in his hand, took a quick step forward to support her, “Did that person bully you?”
“No, no…”
Reaching out to quickly wipe her tears, Xiang Mingyu didn’t know how her son managed it, but also knew the opportunity was rare, she couldn’t waste it crying.
“Dongdong, how is your dad’s injury? You and Nan Nan are okay?”
“Mom don’t worry, Xiao Qi called Wang family’s little Xu over to deliver medicine for injuries, dad has taken it twice with very good effect, in a few days the leg will be completely healed!”
“Really?”
“Really real, truer than pearls.”
“Too good!”
Hearing this affirmation, Xiang Mingyu’s always suspended heart finally showed signs of settling.
“These are all prepared by Su Ning for Xiao Qi, little Xu brought them together, mom take them back and you and Xi Xi remember to eat them every day, must pay attention to your health.”
“What’s this?”
“There are edibles, nutritional supplements, and change of underwear daily necessities, you’ll know when you go back and look.”
“No, if all given to us, what about you father and sons?”
“We kept some, mom don’t worry about us, only if you and Xi Xi are good can we be at ease.”
Nodding forcefully, Xiang Mingyu understood her son’s meaning, guaranteeing repeatedly, “Mom will take good care of herself and Xi Xi.”
Holding her hand that gripped his in his palms, Yan Dong heard the knock reminding the meeting time was up.
Looking full of reluctance at his mother who had become much more haggard and thinner, Yan Dong’s throat suddenly choked, pained to near hoarseness.
“Mom will persevere, be good, Dongdong don’t cry.”
Nodding randomly, Yan Dong turned away to wipe his eyes, barely pulling a smile, gently hugged her before letting go, following the opened door left under guard Shi Dali’s escort.
Covering her face and crying for a good while before stopping, under the fat woman’s dissatisfied urging again, Xiang Mingyu somewhat laboriously picked up the large leather suitcase and returned to her own cell.
“Mom!”
“Xi Xi, it’s okay it’s okay, it’s your older brother.”
The door just opened and seeing her daughter rushing out like crazy, Xiang Mingyu immediately dropped the leather suitcase in her hand and hugged her, explaining simply and quickly.
“Older brother?”
“Yes, he brought this for us.”
Hearing this, knowing it wasn’t the worst situation she feared, Yan Xi then restrained her body full of murderous aura.
Helping her mother pick up the large leather suitcase back to their bedside.
When opening the box to check the things inside, besides what Yan Dong mentioned, tucked in the mother and daughter’s underwear were also monthly essentials, the two were even more excited and happy than seeing the candies and biscuits.
“Ning Ning is truly a caring little cotton-padded jacket!”
These things, a big man like Yan Bei absolutely couldn’t think of preparing.
“Now it’s good, I don’t have to worry anymore, thank Ning Ning!”
Less than a few days until her period comes, Yan Xi who had been secretly worrying and not knowing what to do then, even thought of stuffing grass ash in her pants like other women?
Just thinking about it made her involuntarily clamp her legs, finally no need to experience that feeling.
“Did older brother say how Xiao Qi is, any news of grandparents, little uncle them?”
“Didn’t have time to say, our meeting time was too short.”
“These two days there should still be chance to bump into at the big canteen, then I’ll ask.”
